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There is no associated email program to perform the requested action.

An email client is simply software designed to send, receive, read and write emails on your computer. A desktop email client is a bit different from a webmail client. A desktop email client is an application that must be installed on your system. Unlike the web email client, you do not need to access the browser to check or send your email. There are several desktop email clients, but the most used are Microsoft Outlook and Firefox Thunderbird. Each of these email clients comes with its own set of features that allows you to organize and sync your email across multiple platforms., besides reading / write and send / receive emails.

Using the Send to option from the context menu and selecting Receive Mail is a very convenient way to send documents directly from File Explorer. It is a very easy and efficient way to send your files by email. But in some cases, You may see an error message when trying to share documents with the Send to option.. The error message is this

There are a couple of things that can cause this problem. The prerequisite for using this feature on Windows is to have a desktop mail client with simple MAPI or MAPI support such as Microsoft Outlook or Firefox Thunderbird. Windows' own mail application is also pre-installed in Windows, but it is known to cause some issues with delivery options as well. Then, although you shouldn't need a third-party email client, you may need to download one. There are other simpler cases where the problem is due to no application set as the default application for mail. If the problem occurs specifically in Microsoft Outlook, it may be due to corrupted Microsoft Outlook keys. It is quite normal for files to get corrupted. By last, Cortana can also be to blame for this problem. There are some Cortana settings that, if they are activated, can cause this problem.

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Sometimes, the problem is solved simply by doing what the error tells you. The error message explicitly tells you to set an email program as the default. Then, if you don't have an email program, you can download any email program of your choice and then follow the steps below to set it as the default. Note: You can set the built-in Mail app as the default, but it is known to cause issues with the Send To option. But you can also try it with the built-in mail app.

Hold down the Windows key and press I
Click Applications
Select Default apps in the left panel.
Select the application in the Email section
Select Mail (or an app of your choice) from the newly appeared list
Resume

Check if this solves your problem. Go to the methods below if your problem persists.

Method 1: use registry editor

As we have already commented, the most likely reason for this problem is corrupted Outlook registry keys. This registry corruption causes problems every time an application / program tries to connect to simple Outlook MAPI interface.

Since we cannot repair the corrupted registry keys, first we will have to delete the Outlook registry keys. Then we can repair Outlook, which will lead us to rebuild the deleted registry keys.

Follow the steps given below to remove corrupt Microsoft Outlook registry keys

Hold down the Windows key and press R
Type regedit and hit Enter

Now, navigate to this location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEN-SoftwareN-ClientesN-Microsoft Outlook. If you don't know how to navigate to this location, follow the steps below.
1. Find and double click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the left pane
2. Find and double-click Software in the left pane
3. Find and double click Clients in the left pane
4. Find and double-click Submit in the left panel.

Find and right-click Microsoft Outlook in the left pane
Select Delete and confirm any additional prompts.

Close the registry editor
Hold down the Windows key and press I
Click Applications

Select Default apps in the left panel.
Select the application in the Email section

Select Mail from the newly appeared list

Resume

This should solve the problem for you..

Method 2: change Cortana settings

Changing Cortana's settings has solved the problem for many people. There is a setting in Cortana that allows Cortana to use email and calendar. Disabling this setting has helped resolve this issue for a significant number of users. Follow the steps below to change access and change these settings